http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/mashable The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/shel-horowitz/mackeys-op-ed-tarnishes-whole-foods-brand-image-0 <p>Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey<br /> wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to<br /> put the brakes on health care reform. According to <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/08/24/whole-foods-brand-perception/">Mashable.com</a>,<br /> which covers social media, positive perceptions of Whole Foods dropped<br /> 10 points in a week, and a 13 point drop in the perception that<br /> respondents would be proud to work there. Mashable also notes that the<br /> boycott group launched on Facebook is up to 27,000 members.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/group/social-responsibility" class="og_links">Social Responsibility</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/shel-horowitz/mackeys-op-ed-tarnishes-whole-foods-brand-image-0">read more</a></p> whole foods health care reform mashable corporate responsibility demographics Leadership Social Responsibility Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:06:16 -0400 Shel Horowitz 1344520 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/shel-horowitz/mackeys-op-ed-tarnishes-whole-foods-brand-image <p>Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey<br /> wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to<br /> put the brakes on health care reform. According to <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/08/24/whole-foods-brand-perception/">Mashable.com</a>,<br /> which covers social media, positive perceptions of Whole Foods dropped<br /> 10 points in a week, and a 13 point drop in the perception that<br /> respondents would be proud to work there. Mashable also notes that the<br /> boycott group launched on Facebook is up to 27,000 members.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/group/social-responsibility" class="og_links">Social Responsibility</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/shel-horowitz/mackeys-op-ed-tarnishes-whole-foods-brand-image">read more</a></p> whole foods health care reform mashable corporate responsibility demographics Leadership Social Responsibility Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:06:07 -0400 Shel Horowitz 1344519 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/francisco-dao/fast-company-buzz/socal-tech-%E2%80%93-undiscovered-country <p> When Mike Macadaan, a Silicon Valley based designer at AOL, decided to throw a tech exhibition, you’d think he would have done it locally. Instead, Macadaan did the unthinkable. He went to Los Angeles. Surely this would mean disaster. After all, the only tech companies in LA were <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lNZbRs5Qsw" target="_blank">celebrity vanity projects</a> that made no sense, right? </p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/francisco-dao/fast-company-buzz/socal-tech-%E2%80%93-undiscovered-country">read more</a></p> techset aol mike macadaan Los Angeles fast company brian solis twiistup francisco dao mashable Innovation Technology Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:26:18 -0400 Francisco Dao 933579 at http://www.fastcompany.com